The Oslo Jazz Festival is a non-profit foundation with the purpose of producing a festival of 60-70 concerts at 15-18 venues in the center of Oslo every year in week 33. The festival was founded in 1986 ans covers a broad range of jazz styles.

Some of the artists that have performed at the Oslo Jazz Festival are: Herbie Hancock, Jan Garbarek, Charles Lloyd, Arild Andersen, Nils Petter Molvær, Maria Schneider, Paul Bley, Karin Krog, Gregory Porter, Tony Bennett, Sidsel Endresen, Ornette Coleman and more.

Organization:

Board:

• Svein Skarheim – Chairman
• Hannah Wozene Kvam Deputy Chairman
• Dorothia G. Short
• Linnéa Elisabeth Svensson
• Pål Stephensen
• Hedvig Mollestad Thomassen
• Lars H. Kurverud

Festival council:

• Bente Almås – Production office
• Nejra Majdanac – Production office
• Dorothia G. Short – Communication office

Management:

• Øyvind Skjerven Larsen – Festival director
• Emilie Hafskjold Thoresen – Producer
• André Ishak – Marketing and Communications